As of last night, Colorado Parks and Wildlife had not located the bear involved in this incident. CPW officers have set three bear traps in the area and will actively monitor the traps for the next several days.

If captured, the bear will be destroyed and the carcass will be sent to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Health Laboratory in Fort Collins.

The victim's mother told CPW officers she heard screaming at approximately 2:30 a.m., Sunday morning. When she went outside to investigate, she witnessed a large black bear dragging her five-year-old daughter. She told CPW officers the bear dropped the girl after she began screaming at the animal. According to the woman, the girl had gone outside to investigate noises in the yard she may have thought was her dog.

The victim is at St. Mary's hospital with serious injuries.

Residents are asked to secure trash, keep pet food inside and immediately report any bear sightings in this neighborhood, or any residential area.